The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has caved to the demands of progressive activists to cancel a guest lecture because of the speaker’s opinions on diversity hiring. Dorian Abbot, a geophysicist at the University of Chicago (UC), had been invited by MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences to give its prestigious Carlson Lecture…
MIT Cancels Guest Lecture by Scientist Who Questioned Diversity Hiring
Housing Market so Hot, Burned House Going for Almost $400,000
MELROSE, Mass.—A home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market with an asking price of $399,000. WBZ-TV reported Monday that the listing for the home in Melrose, a suburb of Boston, is evidence of how hot the housing market is. In August, industry groups listed the median sale price of…
Smith & Wesson Moving Corporate Headquarters From Massachusetts to Tennessee
Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson said that it has moved its headquarters from Massachusetts to Tennessee, citing recent gun-control legislation that has been proposed in Massachusetts. “This has been an extremely difficult and emotional decision for us, but after an exhaustive and thorough analysis, for the continued health and strength of our iconic company, we feel…
Boston Rally Protests Against Vaccine Mandate
Mary Gordon-Judge and Michelle Orfanos, registered nurses from Massachusetts, felt they were “discarded like trash” as hospitals in the state announced plans to discipline employees who would not comply with their vaccine requirements. The nurses said their colleagues could easily get an exemption from flu shots in past years, but now only “a percentage of…
‘Dozens’ of Massachusetts State Troopers Submit Resignations Over Vaccine Mandate
Dozens of Massachusetts State troopers have submitted their resignations ahead of a deadline to comply with the state’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination mandate. “Many of these troopers are going to be returning to their previous municipal police departments within the state that allow for regular testing and masks,” State Police Association of Massachusetts head Michael Cherven…
Judge Denies Police Union’s Effort to Delay Vaccine Mandate in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts judge has denied a bid by the state police union to delay mandatory vaccinations for all state employees. The State Police Association of Massachusetts, a union representing about 1,800 state police officers, filed a lawsuit (pdf) last week asking the judge to put the mandate on hold to give the union time to “negotiate…
Massachusetts Police Union Asks Judge to Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
September 22, 2021
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The State Police Association of Massachusetts has called upon a judge to suspend the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troopers. Suffolk Superior Court judge Jackie Cowin heard the case on Wednesday. The state police union filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth last Friday, seeking an injunctive relief prohibiting the state from implementing its vaccine mandate…
Ex-Mayor, Elected at Age 23, Gets 6 Years in Corruption Case
BOSTON—A former Massachusetts mayor, once a rising Democratic star after being elected at just 23-years-old, was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses that wanted to operate in his city. Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia showed no emotion as the…
MassMutual Fined for Failing to Monitor GameStop Saga Star
NEW YORK—Massachusetts regulators are fining MassMutual $4 million and ordering it to overhaul its social-media policies after accusing the company of failing to supervise an employee whose online cheerleading of GameStop’s stock helped launch the frenzy that shook Wall Street earlier this year. The settlement announced Thursday by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin centers…
National Guard Deployed in Massachusetts to Take Children to School
The Massachusetts National Guard was activated in several cities to help take children to school amid a shortage of bus drivers. “The Governor’s order makes up to 250 personnel available. Beginning with training on Tuesday, 90 Guard members will prepare for service in Chelsea, Lawrence, Lowell, and Lynn,” Gov. Charlie Baker’s office announced in a…
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